I wrote a post this afternoon, but didn’t publish it. It needed a few more things–a picture, some editing, more words–but I had to run an errand. When I came back, it had disappeared. So today’s post is an un-post. A place marker, until tomorrow when I will try to recreate the post I...
Category: Family & Marriage
Best Thing for Kids
We try very hard not to overschedule ourselves. My general rule is that the kids can do two things at once, which seems to make things manageable. So we do Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, sports, and other random activities, too. But halfway through our second year, I’m absolutely certain that 4H is one of the...
Big Changes
We moved a lot of dirt in June. In the front of the house, we cut down a giant tree that sat in front of our house and added a turnaround. It went from this: To this: To this: ...
Parenting Process
What I learned in June #1: I have to encourage my children to focus on the process, not the end goal. It sounds so simple, but it’s not. Not really. Because, if I’m honest, I do not encourage my kids to focus on the process; what they mostly hear from me is that the...
Diligence
Diligence is the persistent and intentional effort to do something well. It’s something we all need to have. And it’s something I’ve struggled with for a long time. I can think of easily a handful of places in my life where I really could use more diligence. But the place it’s most obviously missing...